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Sociology, 3/E
Linda L. Lindsey, Maryville University of St. Louis
Stephen Beach, Kentucky Wesleyan College

ISBN-10: 0131111566
ISBN-13: 9780131111561

Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 2004
Format: Paper; 784 pp
Published: 02/24/2003
Status: Instock

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For undergraduate Introduction to Sociology courses.

The text helps students understand sociological concepts and theory through clear examples of how sociology affects each of us in everyday life. Lindsey/Beach also presents comprehensive coverage of topics of high interest and relevance to today's student: race, class, gender, sexuality, crime and deviance.

How do you cover diversity?

NEW - Intersections features—Delve into the impact of diversity on research methods, socialization, stratification, social institution, and collective behavior by allowing students to do quick CHIP data exercises online after each major part of the textbook.
- Allows students interactive sociological data to determine the impact that race, class, and gender have on our society.

Diversity Data graphs—Present updated NORC data in graphic form.
- Helps students understand relationships between issues such as health/income, health/higher education, race/class.

Diversity in Focus boxes—Highlight the diversity of life in the United States that impacts each of our lives.
- Enables students to better understand the impact of sociology within the United States.

Diversity Dimensions Online exercises—Available on the Companion Website. These exercises are an extension of the intersection features.
- Allow students to view interactive sociological data to determine the impact that race, class, and gender have on different parts of our society.

How do you help your students see the intersections of theories and applications to their daily lives?

NEW - “Sociology of Everyday Life” boxes—Consider how topics of mundane life can be viewed differently using the sociological perspective.
- Help students see that the sociological perspective can be a useful tool in examining issues in everyday life.

Life Connections and Society Connections sections at the end of each chapter—Present descriptive glimpses into everyday life in the U.S., and show students their place in society.
- Demonstrate to students the relevance of sociological theory to their own lives and to society as a whole.

How do you draw comparisons between issues in other countries and in the U.S.?

Global Connection boxes—Show how various issues are viewed or reacted to in other countries as well as in the United States.

How do you integrate technology into your course?

NEW - Video CD-ROM—Packaged free with each text. Includes short ABC News video selections illustrating major concepts, ideas, and theories. Also includes other video animations, flash cards, and interactive Diversity Data graphs.
- Provides students with a wealth of multimedia tutorials to learn and review the material.

NEW - Research Navigator feature—End of chapter search terms are provided to students to make use of the new Research Navigator site.
- Gives students a starting point for additional research.

Intersections features—Delve into the impact of diversity on research methods, socialization, stratification, social institution, and collective behavior by allowing students to do quick CHIP data exercises online after each major part of the textbook.
- Allows students interactive sociological data to determine the impact that race, class, and gender have on our society.

“Sociology of Everyday Life” boxes—Consider how topics of mundane life can be viewed differently using the sociological perspective.
- Help students see that the sociological perspective can be a useful tool in examining issues in everyday life.

Video CD-ROM—Packaged free with each text. Includes short ABC News video selections illustrating major concepts, ideas, and theories. Also includes other video animations, flash cards, and interactive Diversity Data graphs.
- Provides students with a wealth of multimedia tutorials to learn and review the material.

Research Navigator feature—End of chapter search terms are provided to students to make use of the new Research Navigator site.
- Gives students a starting point for additional research.

1. The Sociological Perspective.

2. The Research Process.

3. Culture.

4. Social Structure.

5. Socialization.

6. Social Interaction: Constructing the Meaning of Everyday Life.

7. Sexuality.

8. Deviant Behavior.

9. Crime and Criminal Justice.

10. Economic Stratification.

11. Social Class in Modern Societies.

12. Racial and Ethnic Minorities.

13. Gender.

14. The Aged and Society.

15. The Family.

16. Education.

17. Religion.

18. The Political Economy.

19. Health and Health Care.

20. Emerging Institutions: Sport and the Mass Media.

21. Formal Organizations and the Sociology of Work.

22. Population, Urbanization, and the Environment.

23. Collective Behavior and Social Movements.

24. Social Change, Globalization, and Development.

Glossary.

References.

Photo Credits.

Name Index.

Subject Index.

Introductory Sociology [COMPREHENSIVE] (Sociology)

Author Bios

Professor Linda L. Lindsey received her B.A. from the University of Missouri, St. Louis in sociology and education, and her M.A. and Ph.D. in sociology from Case Western Reserve University. She also holds an M.A. in education from St. Louis University. She is the author of Gender Roles: Sociological Perspectives, Third Edition (Prentice Hall) and has also written various articles and conference papers on women in development, health and healthcare issues, refugees, internationalizing the sociology curriculum, and minority women in Asia, especially in China. (This picture is taken from Victoria Peak in Hong Kong.) Her major interest, both personally and professionally, is the developing world. She has traveled extensively in pursuing her research and teaching interests, especially in conjunction with the Asian Studies Development Program, a joint program of the East-West Center and University of Hawaii. While home in St. Louis she enjoys swimming and hiking and is active in community service groups focusing on advocacy concerning women and children. Dr. Lindsey is currently Professor of Sociology at Maryville University of St. Louis. Dr. Lindsey encourages students and faculty to communicate their experiences with the text to her at lindsey@maryville.edu.

Professor Stephen Beach grew up in southern Wisconsin and suburban Chicago and earned an A.B. in history from Stanford University with minors in sociology and the humanities. He received an M.A. and a Ph.D. in sociology from Duke University after spending a year in Belfast, Northern Ireland, researching social movement dynamics. Dr. Beach's primary sociological specialities include the sociology of religion, popular culture, and collective behavior/social movements. He has taught at Duke University, Simmons College, the University of Wyoming, and Avila College; he is currently an Associate Professor of Sociology in the Department of Behavioral Sciences at Kentucky Wesleyan College in Owensboro, Kentucky. His personal interests include film, rock and alt-country music, college basketball, and progressive politics. He shares his home with a large gray and white Republican cat named Murgatroyd. Dr. Beach would be delighted to hear comments or answer questions from readers of this text; he can be reached at SteveBe@kwc.edu.

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